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Baltimore Maryland. 








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The Little Graystone Church 


“The Little Graystone Church” needs no introduction 
to this community, for everybody knows of the splendid 
work for the Kingdom of God which has been done here so 
effectively iby the Liberty Heights Biaptist congregation un- 
der the capable leadership of their beloved pastor, Dr. F. F. 
Briggs. 

This congregation having decided to merge with the 
First Baptist church sold “The Little Graystone Church” 
to the Church of the United Brethren in ‘Christ and at their 
last service officially turned over the church to the new 
‘occupants with a hearty expression of good will and an 
earnest prayer for continued blessing from God to those 
vrho in the future would worship there. 

We are conscious that we are continuing a work which 
was well begun by our predecessors and also mindful of 
the sacred memories which will ever be indellibly written 
upon the hearts and lives of many who learned more of the 
will of God in “The Little Graystone Church.” 

As Moses of. old, we are treading on what to many is 
Holy Ground and with all due reverence to the traditions 
of the past and prayers on our lips and in our hearts we 
accept the challenge that this church and this community 


give.to us to continue the worship of the Lord and the ser- 
vice of our fellow men in the name of our great Leader, 
Jesus the Christ. 

You aré€ most cordially invited to our service. Come 
and worship the Lord with us. 


Program of Service 


sunday Sichool 


Ladies? Bible Gla sae 2 es uc cite el ts. Gey ee |. a 10:00 ‘A. M. 
Men’s Bible Class 

Morning “Worsbinge sere eee oe Vere |. qpemenel aie 11:00 A. M. 
Hyenine. Worshipe.Micdscn os © cay osc ce | Serre 5:00 =P 
Prayer and eBible study. se .8 ete: ‘Wednesday 8:00 P. M. 
Official Board ..... First Monday of the month 8:00 P. JM. 


Quarterly Conference at the call of the Conference Super- 
intendent 





Let Our Church Be: 
A LIVE CHURCH 


Activity, Progressiviness, 
Growth. 


A WARM CEURCH 


Sympathy, Cordiality, Friend- 
liness. 


A HOPEFUL CHURCH 
Optimism, Confidence, Cour- 
age. 

A SERVING CHURCH 


Doing for Others at Home 
and Abroad. 


AoPrIRITUAL GHURCH 
Filled With the Spirit of God. 





Greetings From the Pastor 


The pastor of The Little Graystone Church takes this 
opportunity for a word of greeting. ‘As a minister of the 
Cospel he is not only anxious to preach the Gospel from 
the pulpit but also to be of any assistance possible to the 
community. Will you not be free to call upon him at any 
time at the parsonage? 

Especially is he anxious to ibe of service to those who 
are sick or infirm and to those who have no church home. 
We wish to be to be of service to young and old alike. For 
the children we offer Sunday ‘School facilities with com- 
petent instruction and guidance. For the grown ups we of- 
fer Pible class activities and the worship services. For 
the aged, sick or infirm we offer our visitation service 
either for counsel and prayer or by observance of the 
Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. 

We assure you of our earnest purpose as pastor and 
members of The Little Graystone Church to “do the will 
of Him Who sent us.” Nothing will give us greater joy 
than for you to give us this opportunity for ministry. 


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Church Officiary 


Bishop W. M. Bell D. D., LL. D.—Bishop of Eastern 

Area, Harrisburg, Pa. 

Rev. ‘C. KE. Fultz D. D.—Conference Superintendent, 48 
Adams st. N. W., Washington, D.C.  .- 

Rev. Paul FE. V. Shannon B. D.— Pastor, 3906 Eldorado 
Avenue. 

Harold T. Lutz—Treasurer and Trustee, 155 Dorchester 
Avenue. 

Samuel M. Kent—President Trustee Board, 3012 Prest- 
man (st. 

John Bloecher—tTrustee 

Mrs. Osceola ‘B. Briggs—Trustee, 930 Fulton Avenue. 

Miss Phoebe 'C. (Schreiner—Trustee, 930 Fulton Avenue 

Miss Lotta ‘EK. Lustnauer—Siecretary and Clerk, 930 Fiul- 
ton \Ave. 

Mirs. (Harold T. Lutz, Chairmian Music Committee, 155 
Dorchester Ave. 

C. Howard Campbell, ‘Chief ‘Usher, 3911 Belle Avenue. 

EK. S. Anderson, Sexton, Severn, Md. 


Items of Interest 


The tallest concrete office building in the world is the 
U. E. building at Dayton, Ohio. 

The largest Church publishing plant in America is the 
Citerbein /Fress, official publishing house of the U. B. 
church, also located at Dayton, Ohio. 

The Wright Brothers, inventors of the airplane, were 
sons of Bishop Wright of the U. B. church and they also 
were members of the U. B. :church. 

The world famous melody, Darling Nellie Grey, 
was writen by Ben Hanby a U. B. boy while a student at. 
Otterbein college. 

Francis Sicott Key learned the rudiments of music in a 
U. B. Sunday |Sichool taught -by a U. B. Class leader of 
Keysville, Md. 

Fishop ‘Otterbein assisted in he ordination of Francis 
Asbury, ‘America’s first (Miethodist Bishop, Dec. 27, 1784. 


Last year the U. B. church was 9th in numerical 
strength but 2nd in proportionate increase. 

Dr. Howard H. Russel, founder and President of the 
National Anti Saloon League is a loyal member of the 
U. B. ‘Church. 

Our denomination supports 79 missionaries in Africa, 
China, Japan, Philippine Islands and ‘Porto Rico. 

As early as 1821 the United Brethren ‘Church took a 
definite stand against slavery. Perhaps the first denomi- 
nation to regisi:er such a protest. 

For decades before prohibition, the U. B. church for- 
bade its members to sell or use intoxicating liquors or to 
rent property to liquor dealers. 

There are 32 Annual Conferences, divided into 5 
Bishops’ Areas. 

The Uni-ed Brethren Church is the first church in 
America of purely American origin, and is in many re- 
spects patterned after the American government in polity. 


Statistics 

Approx. 
Organized churches ......... ie Sie Cat eae Ok a otic taih cu eda 3,500 
Bia eores LATER CGT Sere iene hat sata tea a seca ae a! (whe (oils 2,609 
erate Uren. MCNMNCKSN Tp | ees tae a oases eke" Pa est oe 400,000 
Eopiemernool connor liieinicn oe heen se on a neg ae ew eas 445,000 
Pnristiam pudeavos Hmrollment., 1. ewe see ae 105,000 
Woman’s Mi:sionary ‘Aissociation Enrollment ..,.... 40,009 
Gre re aes LG aT QUICTIS 15. ele pcs mcs 0 vhs SP le 16,000 
Ladies Aig: COciciy erm rollment. <4 b. etc Soe s cts 60,000 
Valuerorochurcnes maid parsOnages: ........ sams. $27,000,000 

Church Institutions 

Bonebrake Theological Seminary ...... a ten A Dayton, O. 
Lebanon wallcy (College 7). ..0 cis. epics nee Annville, Pa. 
PRO TOUCHE OLIGL CMe rea aie ere tions tale 2 bee, Westerville, O 
Indiana Centrial University<. ........... Indianapolis, Ind. 
ee er 2 BR val BRAD QIZs) LLB os a, eur eee en Kansas City, Mo. 





YORK COLL p G2 etc. art eee ees elec. seal eee York, Neb. 


PHilomath i Coleser ema. nee en) Philomath, Ore. 

Shenandoah Collegiate Institute ......3,0. Dayton, Va. 

Quincy Grphanare and Home ew... +... oa aoe Quincy, Pa. 

Otcerbein Orphanage and [Home ............ Lebanon, QO. 
Periodicals 


Religious Telescope—One of the best religious periodicals 
published, keeping its subscribers in touch weekly with 
the progress of religion and supplying also an abundance 
of devotional and inspirational literature. Every member 
of our church and any one else interested in reading thé 
best should receive The Relizious Telescope, Price $2.00 

Watchword—A. «splendid paper adapted for Sunday 
©chools and Christian Eneavor workers. 


United Brethren Churches of Baltimore 


The United Brethren denomination was one of the 
pioneer ichurches of Baltimore. Indeed the oldest church 
building in the city is the Old Otterbein church located at 
harp and Conway streets. The founder of the United 
Prethren denomination, Bishop Phillip William Otterbein, 
was pastor of this church from 1774 to 1813. 


Name of chureh location _ pastor membershiy 
Old Otterbein Sharpiand Conway C.'H. Stine 150 
Sieott St. Scott & St. Peter I. M. | 


Htreidinger 210 


Son ee Fulton & Lombard. Paul E. 
Soleil Frances near Holdcraft 400 
Retreat); H. B. Krone’ 250 = 
Otterbein Panlek. 
Memorial 38th & Roland Koontz 760 
Franklin St. Franklin and KX. W. Beech 550 
Monroe, Paul E. V. 
Liberty Heights Liberty Heights Shannon 15 
and Montgomery Paul R. 
EYInIty Ridgewood Barnaby 120 


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The United Brethren Church 


1. Origin 

The church of the United Brethren in Christ had its 
crigin near the close of the 18th century in Eastern Penn- 
sylvania and Maryland. Rev. Phillip William ‘Otterbein, a 
missionary of the Reformed Church, having received a 
special blessing of the iHoly ‘Spirit, started out to tell his 
experience, and held evangelistic meetings. In one of 
these meetings, Rev. Martin Boehm, a ministér of the 
Mennonite Church, came to hear Otterbein. ‘After the ser- 
vice Boehm stepped up to Otterbein and said, “We ‘are 
Brethren.” Hence the name of the Church, “United Breth- 
rensinachrist,” 

Taking its rise as it did in a great religious awakening 
and without the intent of the leaders to found a new sect, 
hundreds and then thousands ‘awakened and converted 
souls were naturally driawn together for fellowship and 
council. Harly in the nineteeth century the denomination 
was formally organized and Otterbein elected first Bishop. 

The United Brethren Church was the first church to ‘be 
founded in ‘America and is not an ‘‘offshoot” of another de- 
nomination. It is an American church’ in’ origin, ideals 
and in government. 

In its administration, the power is almost equally di- 
vided between the ministers and laity. The government in 
form is a Representative Democracy and in many respects 
patterned after our National government, providing as it 
does for the election of officers with a four year term and 
complete representation in all legislative and administra- 
tive bodies. | . 

The system of church government of the United Breth- 
ren Chureh is not iron clad but flexible and peculiarly 
adapted to a progressive people and to a progressive age. 

2. Confession Of Faith 

The confession of Faith is) broad and liberal avoiding 

as far as possible all technical doctrines ‘based on matters 


of opinion but holding a firm grasp on the essentials of 
the Christian Faith. 

While the Confession of Faith contains thirteen ar- 
ticles, in substanice, the church |believes: in the Holy Trin- 
ity, the Divinity of Christ, the Personality and Leadership 
of the Holy Spirit, the Inspiration of the Scriptures, the 
Sacraments as taught by our Lord, Justification by Faith, 
Regeneration by the Holy Spirit, the Christian Sabbath and 
the Future Life. 

Baptism and the Lord’s supper are to be observed in 
every church but the mode of Baptism, whether by im- 
mersion or sprinkling, is to be left to the judgment of the 
individual. 

3. Fundamental Principles 
. The Bible ias absolute and finial on Christian living. 
Regeneration as a necessity for every Christian life. 
3. Loyalty to the Christian Sabbath and the government of 
our country. 
4. A Universal ‘Brotherhood based on the Fatherhood of 
God and the Leadership of Jesus. 
4. Membership 

All persons who have !accepted Christ as their personal 
Savior, and the Bible as the rule for their living, are en- 
titled to membership in the ‘United Brethren church. 

Membership is obtained either by confession of faith, 
or on presentation of credentials from any other evangeli- 
cal denomination. 

Inter-Denominational Co-operation 

The United Brethren denomination, co-operates in all 
inter-denominiational evangelism, moral reform, and the 
securing of moral legislation for the welfare of all. 

It is recognized and a co-operating member of the 
Federal Council of Churches in America. 


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